Editorial Note
At his press and radio news conference on September 1, the Secretary of State was asked to comment on a report that the Economic Cooperation Administration was making a review of the German reparations program. The Secretary replied that the law establishing the E.C.A. imposed on Mr. Hoffman certain clear responsibilities which he had to meet in regard to the issue. The Secretary stated that Mr. Hoffman had appointed a committee to consider the details which had already been covered on the Cabinet level and otherwise at considerable length. He further stated that Mr. Hoffman had called upon the State Department for its cooperation with the other governments concerned in the matter, and that the issues had been taken up with them. When asked if a report that France and the United Kingdom had been requested to curtail reparations withdrawals was true, the Secretary said that this was a matter of negotiation and he would not comment upon it.